Spruce Gill Beck
Early-attested site in the Parish of Mashamshire
Historical Forms
- Spronesgilbek 1330 Ch
- Sprouesdale c.1190,c.1200 Pont
Etymology
v. gil , bekkr . The first element of this name is the same as that found in Sprucedale (Darrington, YWR), Sprouesdale c. 1190, c. 1200 Pont, and must be the OE name Sprow of which there are three examples before the Conquest.